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March 18, 2008

30-Man Japan Roster Almost Set

The Red Sox are allowed to take 30 players to Japan, but only 25 can be active at any time. The team announced today that Coco Crisp and Bobby Kielty will be going (as will Curt Schilling, though he won't be playing).

One of the final four (or final two?) will be left behind. ... Moss, Lowrie and Brown will be back in Pawtucket for the AAA opener on April 3.

Jon Lester will not travel with his teammates. He'll pitch in a minor league game Thursday, leave Florida that night, and arrive in Tokyo on Saturday.

Clay Buchholz threw 53 pitches in four hitless innings for Pawtucket against Indianapolis (Pirates) yesterday (4-0-0-1-3). Using his two-seam fastball, he threw first-pitch strikes to 9-of-15 batters. The PawSox lost 5-2.

Josh Beckett threw from 120 feet. Francona: "He hasn't been down long enough where he's lost any arm strength. We don't want to do anything crazy, but he had another really good day."

Beckettwill throw a bullpen session on Thursday and pitch in a minor league game (35 pitches) Saturday or Sunday. His next outing -- 50-55 pitches -- will be five days later.

Daisuke Matsuzaka says his wife wanted him to go to Japan, but he wanted to be present for the birth of his second child.

I talked to Tito and he suggested I head up to Boston [Friday night] and speak to my wife in person. I just happened to be home for that, and my son came along [Saturday]. So he's a very good boy. ... If I could pitch well for him, that would be great.

Johnny Damon, on the CF battle between Coco Crisp and Jacoby Ellsbury: "I still think I'm a pretty tough person to replace."

The guy is a total stooge. Last year he hit a HR in a sox-yankees game at the toilet bowl. It was a 286ft home run. But he didn't let that get him down, when asked about it after the game he said "I'm Johnny F*&$ing Damon"

There are many bits of info in this post. Is this good or would it be better if it was broken up into several smaller posts -- roster in one, Josh in another, Clay in another, Noodle silliness in another, etc. -- a la Baseball Musings?

The only reason something in a post like this should be broken out is if it seems like it might be very important later on. Otherwise, it's just a daily news digest which I'm glad to be able to browse through.

Man, what is it?Does becoming a member of the Skankies just automatically turn you into a blowhard?They say tems will develop the persona of their leadership (my LLers are doomed!), I guess this just proves it.